the Premier Seminary
of the Independent Catholic Movement
Competence| Progressive | Catholic
preparing ministers to serve communities
grounded in a progressive liberation theological lens
for the Ordinariate in the United States and abroad
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the Seminary of the Independent Catholic Ordinariate
the Seminary of the Independent Catholic Ordinariate
California | Texas
California | Texas
About the Seminary
San Oscar Romero Theological Seminary is a juridic institution of the Independent Catholic Ordinariate decreed with the primary role of preparing ministers (clergy and laity) through formal theological study, pastoral praxis and spiritual formation to serve communities of the Ordinariate.
As the Seminary of the Ordinariate, men and women are formed in pastoral ministry and theologically preparing for the permanent diaconate, ministerial priesthood or authorized lay ecclesial ministry since September of 2020 based in the State of Texas offering a complete online and distance education format of undergraduate and graduate-level theological studies.
The Governing Council of the Ordinariate serves as the Board of Trustees for the Seminary and is composed of the Ordinary, Vicar General and other appointed or elected members of the lay faithful and clergy of the Ordinariate. The Board has authority, granted to it by the Code of Canon Law, to provide for its governance, leadership, management and oversight and appointing a Rector as the chief executive answerable to the Board of Trustees.
Our mission
...is to form servant-leaders in the Catholic theological tradition who are deeply grounded in pastoral charity equipping them for faithful ministry and ecclesial service.
We envision
...the Seminary as a distinguished center of theological excellence and pastoral formation recognized for:
a faithful Catholic identity
trained in liturgical richness
bears an ecumenical witness
provides transformational leadership
Vocation as divine and communal call to serve the People of God finds core values which establish and sustain our vocation and work in the world through… a faithful progressive theological lens, liturgical reverence and continuity of tradition, formation in charity, ecclesial unity and service, intellectual rigor and pastoral competence.
the Ordinariate Seminary awards the following degree's:
Associate of Theology (Th.A.)
Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB)
Master of Theological Studies (MTS)
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.)
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